Property Line Staking

Property line staking in Clanton & Central Alabama

See exactly where your land ends. We mark your property lines with stakes and flags between the corners – before a fence, a driveway, landscaping or a timber cut, or to settle a question with a neighbor.

Markers about every 50 feet
Missing corners re-set
Verified from the recorded deed

Get a quote (205) 688-6656

Survey data collector on a range pole with a total station on a graded site

How it works

A visual of your true boundaries

The property is marked by placing monuments at the corners and at points in between. Rebar monuments usually mark the corners as a more permanent marker; wooden stakes, flags, rebar or concrete monuments mark the lines along the way. The markers are usually set about 50 feet apart, but they can be closer or farther apart as you request.

Staking is especially helpful where the line is hard to see – on slopes or through trees and brush. Line staking and corner marking are verified from the recorded deed on file; missing corner monuments are set by our team.

Property line staking is a physical, visual survey: no plat or drawing is produced. If you need a signed drawing and legal description too, choose a boundary survey.

Old corner marked with blue paint next to a surveyor’s range pole

When to stake your lines

Protect your land and use all of it

Fences & improvements

Before a fence, driveway, shop, pool or landscaping goes near the line – and to meet the distance from the line your zoning officials require.

Encroachments & disputes

Prevents you from building on a neighbor’s land by accident – and shows a neighbor where their improvements cross onto yours. It can put to rest who owns that tree line.

Real estate

If you are buying or selling and there is a question about the legal description, staking verifies it on the ground and helps determine the total land area.

Questions & answers

Line staking questions

Do I need a survey before I build a fence?

If you are not certain where your corners are, yes. Staking the line costs far less than taking down a fence that ended up on the neighbor’s side.

How far apart are the stakes?

Usually about 50 feet, closer where the line is hard to see or where you are building right next to it. Tell us what you need and we will mark it that way.

Do I get a drawing?

Not with line staking alone – it is a visual survey on the ground. If you also need a drawing and legal description, order a boundary survey.